New Delhi, Oct 7 : A gas crisis is brewing in Pakistan as the spot price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has shot up beyond affordable levels and touched an...

Dhaka, Oct 7 : South Asia’s recovery continues as global demand rebounded and targeted containment measures helped minimize the economic impacts of the recent waves of Covid-19, the World Bank...

New Delhi, Oct 7 : De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country’s electricity utility, has decided to sell the estate of its debtors so that they pay nearly $62 million...

New Delhi, Oct 7 : Pakistans consistent efforts to portray the apparent distraught human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir referring to vague and unrealistic figures of troop presence and...

New Delhi, Oct 7 : Faiz Hameeds tenure as new Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief was marred by controversies both internal and external, which often kept the spy agency under...

Kabul, Oct 7 : More than 3.8 million Afghans have received food assistance in September after aid agencies scaled up response to the rising food insecurity in the country which...

New Delhi, Oct 7 : At least 20 people were killed and over 300 others injured after an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan’s Balochistan on Thursday...

Islamabad, Oct 7 : At least 20 people were killed and over 300 others injured after an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan’s Balochistan on Thursday morning,...

New Delhi, Oct 7 : The first and foremost priority of Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum, who has been appointed as the new Director General of Pakistan’s external spy wing Inter-Services...

By Arul LouisNew York, Oct 6 : US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, thanked India on behalf of the US for resuming Covid-19 vaccine exports when she met India’s...

New Delhi, Oct 6 : The World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the International Publishers Association (IPA), and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have called upon Pakistani authorities to...

By Ahmed Ali FayyazNew Delhi, Oct 6: Gunmen, whose identity was not immediately known but are widely thought to be the separatist militants, spread a wave of terror across the...

New Delhi, Oct 6 : In a world that is struggling to keep up a system of equality alive, whether through acknowledging the existence and the roles of the smaller...

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Oct 6: First the Taliban destroyed the iconic 6th-century Buddha statues in 2001, triggering outrage across the globe.But now, with international recognition nowhere in sight,...

By Sankalp GurjarNew Delhi, Oct 6: There are two primary geographic imaginations of the Western periphery of the Indo-Pacific region.The area as imagined by Australia (and until recently, by America),...

New Delhi, Oct 6 : Faiz Hameed, formerly the Director General of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has been posted as the Peshawar Corps Commander, the Dawn reported. Lieutenant General Nadeem...

Chennai, Oct 6 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.Stalin announced a new welfare board for the Tamil people living abroad.The Chief Minister in a statement here on Wednesday said that...

Kabul, Oct 6 : The Covid-19 testing and vaccination in Afghanistan have declined since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul in mid-August, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. “Since...

Islamabad, Oct 6 : Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and discussed polio eradication efforts and...

Colombo, Oct 6 : Following the ban on importing organic fertiliser from China after detecting harmful bacteria, Sri Lanka will import it from India instead. Last month, Sri Lanka cancelled...

Islamabad, Oct 6 : Pakistan on Tuesday confirmed 1,212 new Covid-19 cases and 39 more deaths, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said on Wednesday. The NCOC, a department...

Colombo, Oct 6 : The President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, assured India on Tuesday that he will not allow Sri Lanka to be used to inflict any threat on...

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The joint military exercise between India and Sri Lanka — Mitra Shakti started on Thursday at the Combat Training School, in Ampara in Sri Lanka....

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Oct 5: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan hopes that the bad Taliban or the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which has been attacking Pakistani forces will surrender...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Oct 5: The foreign ministers of Russia and Iran will “synchronize their watches” on a number of topical issues, including Afghanistan and Tehran’s nuclear deal, when...

New Delhi, Oct 5 : Taiwan has warned of “catastrophic consequences for regional peace” if China takes over the island after days of incursions by Beijing’s warplanes, Daily Mail reported....

New Delhi, Oct 5 : As per statements on Twitter, some Pakistan Army soldiers have surrendered to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) armed militia in Waziristan. “Keeping up ‘parampara’ (tradition) of...

By Hamza AmeerKabul, Oct 5 : The Taliban-led government of Afghanistan made an important claim of making the country narcotics-free with a complete ban on drug trade.However, with dried up...

By Hamza AmeerKabul, Oct 5 : It is widely believed by the international community and global powers that the swift and shockingly fast takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan has...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Oct 5 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her country is ready to face the challenges of Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. “There...

New Delhi, Oct 5 : Afghan merchants said that carpet exports to several countries, including India, have been significantly reduced due to the closure of air corridors, adding that there...

New Delhi, Oct 5 : Taliban forces have unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, including a 17-year-old girl, in Afghanistans Daykundi province after members of the security forces of the former...

New Delhi, Oct 5 : Hundreds of police officers armed with rifles went house to house in Uyghur communities in China’s Xinjiang region, pulling people from their homes, handcuffing and...

By Hamza AmeerPeshawar, Oct 5 : The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, followed by their claims of being a transformed and enlightened face, is still taking it time to achieve recognition...

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The heads of the local Radio Khyber Nawekht in Afghanistan’s Laghman province have claimed that a local commander affiliated with the Taliban stormed into the...

By Hamza AmeerKabul, Oct 5 : the situation in Afghanistan continues to move from bad to worse since the Taliban takeover and the formation of an interim government has prompted...

Colombo, Oct 5 : Sri Lankan authorities said that foreign nationals and dual citizens holding foreign passports will no longer be required to obtain approval from the local Civil Aviation...

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, Oct 5 : India has called on the UN committee dealing with disarmament to condemn Pakistan for its “nefarious and vicious” attempts to disrupt its work....

Chandigarh, Oct 5 : Punjab-origin British and Canadian MPs have called the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh at a farmers’ protest as “disturbing” and “devastating”, while seeking justice...

Chennai, Oct 5 : Nine fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Nagercoil, who were in an Iranian jail for the past 19 months, have been brought back to Chennai. The fishermen –...

By Arul LouisNew York, Oct 5 : Pramila Jayapal, the Indian-American leader of the progressive faction of the Democratic Party, has emerged as a powerful force in US politics pushing...

Islamabad/New Delhi, Oct 4 : The Opposition leaders in Pakistan have slammed Prime Minister Imran Khan and demanded his resignation following the revelations made in the Pandora Papers, Geo TV...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Oct 4: The recent unemployment data in Pakistan will haunt Prime Minister Imran Khan.Data shared by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) showed that a...

Kabul, Oct 4 : About 600 displaced Afghans, who were displaced by intense fighting in the months prior to the Taliban takeover, have returned to their homes in northern Badakhshan...

Kabul, Oct 4 : Just hours after a suicide bombing in the Eid Gah mosque in Kabul killed several people, the Taliban eliminated a hideout belonging to the Islamic State-Khorasan...

Kabul, Oct 4 : A new Unicef report has revealed that more than 2 million children under five years of age are suffering from acute malnutrition, and 600,000 of them...

Islamabad, Oct 4 : Seven people were killed and 28 others injured when a passenger bus fell off from a flyover in Khanewal district of Pakistan’s Punjab province, the police...

Dhaka, Oct 4 : Bangladesh will launch a special Covid-19 vaccination drive on Monday for teachers, students, officials and employees at a top university here. The campaign, which will continue...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Oct 3 : The window into the personal finances of individual Pakistani generals is especially rare and provides a glimpse at how top military officers –...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Oct 4 : Five Rohingya men have been arrested in connection with the killing of a prominent community leader in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, police said...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Oct 3 : Leaked documents under Pandora Papers reveal that key members of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s inner circle, including cabinet ministers, their families and...

New Delhi, Oct 3 : Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency chief Faiz Hameed is expected to be posted as Peshawar Corps Commander anytime after October 10, unverified reports said, Pakistan...

New Delhi, Oct 3 : Hundreds of Afghans used fake documents to prove their association with a particular media outlet in Afghanistan to flee the country, Pajhwok Afghan News reported....

New Delhi, Oct 3 : An explosion occurred near the gate of Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul on Sunday afternoon, said Zabihullah Mujahid, the deputy minister for culture and information...

New Delhi, Oct 3 : The Pakistan opposition has criticised the government for its decision to hold talks with some groups of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) without consulting it and...

Kabul, Oct 3 : Afghanistan’s civil aviation authority has announced that the Kabul airport is completely operational for international flights for the first time since the country’s takeover by the...

Mumbai, Oct 3 : Singer Akasa Singh says she has no strategies in mind for the ‘Bigg Boss 15’ and that she will be her candid self and is all...

Kabul, Oct 3 : At least three people, including a journalist, were killed in a shooting in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, authorities confirmed on Sunday. “Journalist and author Sayyed...

Islamabad, Oct 3 : Five security personnel were killed when terrorists attacked their vehicle in North Waziristan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said on Sunday. The...

New Delhi, Oct 3 : Highlighting the multiple dangers of Pakistani nuclear power, the international community should watch Islamabads nuclear program cautiously at least till such time some form of...

By VISHAL GULATINew Delhi, Oct 3 : With the draft global biodiversity framework in preparation for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on...

New Delhi, Oct 3 : With tensions mounting between the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and Tajikistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has stepped in to defuse tensions, Dawn reported. “Prime...

Ankara, Oct 3 : Turkey has been sending aid convoys to Afghanistan where approximately 18.5 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, Kerem Kinik, president of the Turkish Red...

Kabul, Oct 3 : The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC), an independent media group, has resumed all its activities about 45 days after the Taliban took over the country. “After...

Islamabad, Oct 3 : Seven people were killed when a car plunged into a ditch in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad, according to a local media report. According to the report,...

New Delhi, Oct 2 : Pakistan has been fighting a losing battle over the credit for Basmati.A consignment of Pakistani rice was also rejected by the EU recently.Hence, what it...

New Delhi, Oct 2 : Muslim Brotherhoods (MB) distance from South Asia could also be possibly out of turf respect to Jamaat-e-Islami, which carries the agenda of radical Islam in...

Colombo, Oct 2 : The World Bank has approved a $500 million loan for Sri Lanka to provide safe, climate-resilient roads to connect agricultural supply chains through the Inclusive Connectivity...

Kabul, Oct 2 : Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban caretaker government’s Acting First Deputy Prime Minister, has urged nations to reopen Afghan embassies, adding that the Islamic Emirate “does...

Colombo, Oct 2 : Sri Lankan authorities have lifted a nationwide quarantine curfew after 42 days, but imposed strict health guidelines including a ban on public gatherings and allowing people...

Kabul, Oct 2 : The Taliban caretaker government’s Ministry of Interior has announced that it would investigate alleged reports of killing and torture of civilians in Panjshir province, the media...

New Delhi, Oct 1 : A number of explosions followed by some shootings were reported on Friday from Charikar district in Afghanistan’s central Parwan province. Some local sources claimed that...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Oct 1 : Europe should be better prepared for the prospect of methamphetamine coming from Afghanistan, according to a report by the EU drugs agency, European...

New Delhi, Oct 1 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government is in talks with some groups of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), seeking a reconciliation, the...

Colombo, Oct 1 : The Foreign Secretary of India, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, will arrive in Sri Lanka on a four-day visit Saturday. The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka said in...

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaThe wealthy Gulf Emirate of Qatar, known as much for its copious gas reserves as its diplomatic activism has advice for the Taliban, which is struggling to...

By Abhinav PandyaAfter the abrogation of article 370, Pakistan faces a credibility crisis in Kashmir as it failed to orchestrate large-scale terror attacks and social unrest.At this moment, when, in...

New Delhi/Gwadar, Oct 1 : Thousands of people from different areas of Gwadar and Turbat in Balochistan province of Pakistan staged a protest demonstration against non-availability of basic amenities and...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Oct 1: As life rapidly comes back to normal in India after being hit by a brutal second wave of Covid 19, economic and trade activities...

New Delhi, Oct 1 : The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed to have reports indicating troop deployments by Tajikistan and Afghanistan along the two countries’ shared border amid tensions with the...

United Nations, Oct 1 : The UN strongly condemns the killing of a Rohingya refugee leader in a crowded Cox’s Bazar camp in Bangladesh, a spokeswoman said. Mohib Ullah, chairman...

New Delhi, Oct 1 : General Mark Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, described the Talibans alleged ability to escape to Pakistan during the 20 years of...

New Delhi, Oct 1 : Unknown assailants gunned down a Sikh ‘hakeem’ (traditional doctor) near the Charsadda Bus Stand in Peshawar, Dawn news reported. The police identified the victim as...

Colombo, Oct 1 : Sri Lanka’s Army Commander Gen.Shavendra Silva said that the inter-province travel ban will remain in place until further notice despite the lifting of the nationwide quarantine...

Kabul, Oct 1 : Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban’s appointed envoy to the UN, has again urged the world body to allow him to represent Afghanistan, the media reported. Taking to...

Kabul, Oct 1 : The Taliban-led Afghan government has implemented a new security plan for the country’s eastern Nangarhar province to ensure security in the provincial capital city of Jalalabad...

By Susitha FernandoColombo, Oct 1 : India’s trade giant Adani Group on Thursday signed a joint agreement with Sri Lanka’s leading business conglomerate, John Keells Holdings PLC, and the state-run...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 30 : Opium being freely bought and sold in the drug bazaars of southern Afghanistan will soon make its way as heroin into the neighbouring...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 30 : Ever since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, dozens of safe houses across the country have shut down — cutting off...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 30 : In one of the most bizarre acts, the Balochistan government has issued a notification asking senior officials of the province to set ‘Pakistan...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 30: Russia has stepped up its diplomatic engagement with Pakistan, recognising that Islamabad holds some of the key levers to reign in the extremism in...

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi, Sep 30 : Even as the world is busy trying to make sense of the strange situation in Afghanistan—where militants are trying to form a government—Pakistan...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 30 : The Taliban interim Prime Minister, Mullah Hassan Akhund, directed all ranks on Thursday to refrain from entering homes on the pretext of ‘searches’,...

New Delhi/Islamabad, Sep 30 : Following the course of assuming national power, there has been much concern about Taliban acquiring the leftover military grade equipment and ammunition, both that were...

New Delhi, Sep 30 : The Taliban are “rolling back” rights for women and girls in at least 32 different areas, according to a new list compiled by the Human...

New Delhi, Sep 30 : A substantial chunk of Chinese development financing under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) consists of loans that are at or near commercial rates, as opposed...

New Delhi, Sep 30 : Departing Marines from the Kabul airport gave a one-finger salute to the Taliban and ISIS, scrawling obscene messages on the facilitys walls — but were...

New Delhi, Sep 30 : Top US defence officials have said the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan can be traced back to a deal between the group and the Trump administration,...

New Delhi, Sep 30 : A bill moved in the US Senate seeking to assess Pakistans alleged role in Afghanistan before and after the fall of Kabul to Afghan Taliban...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Sep 30 : At least four persons were killed and 11 others went missing when a boat carrying around 50 passengers capsized in the middle of Padma...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Sep 29 : Two cases have been filed against arrested controversial Islamic orator Mufti Kazi Ibrahim under the Digital Security Act and for fraud, and he has...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 29: It is never easy to beat Russian strength athletes who are generally considered unconquerable when it comes to displaying raw power and technique. Their...

New Delhi, Sep 29 : American Senators have tabled a bill in the US Senate, demanding a deeper investigation into the Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan and sanctions on the group...

New Delhi, Sep 29 : A number of former Afghan officials, who fled the country along with President Ashraf Ghani after the Taliban takeover last month, have announced the continuation...

Islamabad/New Delhi, Sep 29 : Chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee on Planning Salim Mandviwala recently said the Chinese Ambassador and companies had complained about the slow pace of work...

New Delhi, Sep 29 : Pakistan appears to be facing difficulties in providing technical, financial and expert support to the transition government in Afghanistan in the absence of the regime’s...

New Delhi, Sep 28 : Indian intelligence agencies have warned that more infiltration attempts will be made by the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir as a large numbers of them...

London, Sep 28 : With the Taliban retaking Afghanistan last month, and international organisations pulling out funds, there is an increased risk of resurgence of polio, Covid-19 and other diseases...

New Delhi, Sep 28 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought reply from the CBI, the Tamil Nadu government, and others, on a woman’s plea alleging that her ex-husband has...

New Delhi, Sep 28 : Power rationing in some parts of Northeast China, particularly in some residential communities, without advance warning has sparked public anger and growing debate over the...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 28: The acute power shortage in China, which has already brought down its industrial activities, is set to have an impact on economic growth. China,...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 28: The real threat of terror sleeper cells getting active after the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan is worrying several Central Asian countries, especially...

New Delhi, Sep 28 : Afghanistan’s banking system is close to collapse.Syed Moosa Kaleem Al-Falahi, the Chief Executive of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, said the country’s financial industry is...

Male, Sep 28 : Abdulla Mausoom, the Maldivian Minister of Tourism, said reopening the country’s borders has been an important step to revive the economy, state-owned PSM News reported on...

Kathmandu, Sep 28 : The Nepal Democratic Youth Association on Tuesday staged a protest in Kathmandu against alleged Chinese land encroachment in the Himalayan nation. Some media reports in Nepal...

Kabul, Sep 28 : The continuous rise of poverty and unemployment has led to calls to the Taliban caretaker government to take decisive actions to avoid a humanitarian disaster in...

New Delhi, Sep 28 : The overall political, security and economic situation appears to be deteriorating in Pakistan day by day.Pakistani vernacular media gives a clear perspective on the prevailing...

New Delhi, Sep 28 : Al Qaeda has operated primarily from Pakistan’s former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now incorporated into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; and in the megacity of...

Kabul, Sep 28 : Ghulam Muhammad Ishaqzai, Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, called of his address to the General Assembly in order to preserve national interests and the country’s...

New Delhi, Sep 28 : A Lahore sessions court handed down the death penalty to a Muslim woman on blasphemy charge under section 295C of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC),...

By Arul LouisNew York, Sep 28 : Joe Biden has no immediate plans to call Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has blamed Washington for the Afghanistan mess and its...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Sep 28 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina turns 75 on Tuesday, and the government will organise a mass Covid vaccination programme to mark the occasion. Announcing...

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, Sep 27 : Despite the strong exchanges between India and Pakistan at the high-level General Assembly session last week, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is hopeful...

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, Sep 27 : Ghulam Isaczai, the Permanent Representative of the elected government of Afghanistan, has withdrawn from speaking at the high-level General Assembly meeting, Secretary General...

Toronto, Sep 27 : Air Canada, which operates daily flights between Delhi and Toronto, announced on Monday it is resuming non-stop flights to and from Delhi. The airline’s decision follows...

New Delhi, Sep 27 : The international criminal court’s new prosecutor has asked the court to relaunch an inquiry into alleged crimes against humanity committed by the Taliban and supporters...

New Delhi, Sep 27 : Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in a strong reaction to the Taliban’s caretaker cabinet said that it is impossible for the Islamic Emirate of...

New Delhi, Sep 27 : The Taliban have banned hairdressers in Afghanistan’s Helmand province from shaving or trimming beards, saying it breaches their interpretation of Islamic law, the BBC reported....

By Sheikh QayoomSrinagar, Sep 27 : Lieutenant General, D.P.Pandey, GOC of army’s Srinagar headquartered 15 corps said on Monday that people should not worry about “a little bit of mischief”...

By Aditi BhaduriNew Delhi, Sep 27: Recently the Republic of Armenia celebrated 30 years of independence.This year too, the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy celebrated the bicentennial – a seminal...

New Delhi, Sep 27 : A statue of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Gwadar was destroyed in a bomb attack, claimed by the outlawed Baloch Libe­ration Army, Pakistani media reported. The...

New Delhi, Sep 27 : A private Afghan airline flew out at least 155 family members of the company’s leadership to Abu Dhabi instead of evacuees, including journalists, according to...

Kabul, Sep 27 : Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said that it was impossible for his country to recognise the caretaker Taliban government in Afghanistan, adding that at...

Kabul, Sep 27 : A private Afghan airline flew out at least 155 family members of the company’s leadership to Abu Dhabi instead of evacuees, including journalists, according to a...

Islamabad, Sep 27 : A Pakistani soldier was killed and two others were injured when militants targeted a security forces’ checkpost in Balochistan, the third terror attack in the province...

Kabul, Sep 27 : The Kabul airport is now fully operational for international flights and all airliners can resume services, a spokesman of the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced....

Islamabad, Sep 27 : A surge in the number of dengue fever cases has been reported in parts of Pakistan over the past 24 hours amid fears that the country...

Guwahati, Sep 26 : With patients of estern Assam lacking facilities for instant and proper treatment due to the lack of Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances, an Abu Dhabi-based Assamese...

Srinagar, Sep 26 : Pakistan violated the LoC ceasefire at Tithwal in Tangdhar sector in J&K’s Kupwara district on Sunday morning, defence sources said. Sources said Pakistani troops opened unprovoked...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 26 : UNESCO should expel not only Afghanistan but also Pakistan from its body.Neither should be eligible for UNESCO aid.The same holds true for China.That...

New Delhi, Sep 26 : The Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the bomb attack which killed four Pakistan security personnel in Balochistan. Four security personnel were killed and...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 26 : For Pakistan, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) cancer has been poison.While the ISI is convinced it can control and channel the forces it shaped,...

Islamabad, Sep 26 : Four security personnel were killed and two others injured in a blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, police said. The incident took place on Saturday when a...

Islamabad, Sep 26 : Eight terrorists were arrested in separate intelligence-based operations in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the police has confirmed. According to the CTD...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 26 : The US administration said it has maintained sanctions pressure on the Taliban and its leaders, as well as the significant restrictions on their...

Kabul, Sep 26 : The newly-formed Taliban administration in Afghanistan has welcomed the US’ recent move to allow the flow of humanitarian assistance to the country, the Ministry of Foreign...

By SPS PannuNew Delhi, Sep 24: The importance of the Indian diaspora has come to the fore in India-US relations with both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe...

By Nikhila NatrajanUnited Nations, Sep 25 : Without once naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday ripped his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan’s harsh rhetoric targeting India by slamming “countries...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Sep 25 : In a 22-minute address to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi framed the idea of India’s power in...

New Delhi, Sep 25 : The Taliban reportedly hung the dead bodies of four alleged kidnappers in public in the western city of Herat in an apparent warning, the BBC...

By Nikhila NatarajanUnited Nations, Sep 25 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi headlined India’s scalable and “cost-effective” tech solutions within minutes of beginning his address to the United Nations General Assembly...

By Ahmed Ali FayyazNew Delhi, Sep 25: After making amendments to conventional service rules, some two dozen government employees have been dismissed by the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj...

New Delhi, Sep 25 : Maulana Syed Arshad Madani, principal of the Darul Uloom Deoband, said he supports the Taliban’s apparent drive to completely segregate men and women in educational...

Islamabad, Sep 25 : The Pakistan’s police Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) have foiled a major terror bid in Balochistan province and arrested three terrorists during an operation, local media reported...

New Delhi, Sep 25 : Pakistan, on behalf of 65 countries, delivered a joint statement against interference in China’s internal affairs under the pretext of human rights at the 48th...

New Delhi, Sep 25 : Turkeys pro-activism in Afghanistan and the region, and its strident rhetoric attempting to project itself as a lead player in the Muslim world has led...

New York/New Delhi, Sep 25 : Last few months and especially the last few weeks after the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Pakistans lies have been revealed time and...

By Amjad Ayub MirzaKhawaja Waseem Ayub, a social media activist from Neelum Valley in Pakistani occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK), was arrested last week under Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (2016)...

Gandhinagar, Sep 25 : In a shocking revelation, the Advisory Board of the Global Counter Terrorism Council has informed that China has built 680 ‘Xiaokang’ (prosperous or thriving villages) along...

New Delhi, Sep 25 : “Taliban can rule Afghanistan, but they can never govern it,” said Massoud Hossaini, a Pulitzer Prize and WPP winner photojournalist who managed to escape the...

New Delhi, Sep 25 : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his country would work with the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to stop the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and...

United Nations, Sep 25 : While addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA), several world leaders have reflected on the present situation in Afghanistan following the South Asian country’s takeover by...

Islamabad, Sep 25 : Six terrorists, including two commanders, were killed during a military operation in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, an army statement said. The security forces conducted the operation on...

By Arul LouisUnited Nations, Sep 25 : India has denounced Pakistan as a patron of terrorism and a suppressor of minorities in reply to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s tirade...

New York, Sep 24 : “We’re launching a new chapter in the history of US-Indian ties and taking on some of the toughest challenges we face together,” President Joe Biden...

By Nikhila NatarajanNew York, Sep 24 : A senior official of the Joe Biden administration has given a detailed rundown on what Quad, a grouping of India, Australia, Japan and...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 24: The United States is believed to have conveyed its unhappiness to Pakistan over Islamabad’s role in the composition of the interim Taliban government in...

By Atul AnejaNew Delhi, Sep 24: After emerging as a frontline state for countering China in the newly formed Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) military alliance, Canberra is showing...

By Mahua VenkateshPakistan, with an increased debt-levels, is eyeing another $1 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Negotiations for the deal will start from October 4.At a time when...

New Delhi, Sep 24 : Evergrande, a real estate juggernaut in China, is heading into its darkest days as the company is facing its worst-ever liquidity crunch with debts soaring...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 24 : A Taliban spokesperson has lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, describing him as a ‘puppet who was ‘not elected by the...

New Delhi, Sep 24 : India on Friday lashed out at China for blaming Delhi for the clashes in Galwan Valley last year in which 20 Indian and four Chinese...

Jaipur, Sep 24 : The Rajasthan police have arrested a thief, originally a resident of Bihar, who frequently used to visit Jaipur in a plane from Bangladesh, then made a...

New Delhi, Sep 24 : Pakistan and China have agreed to keep unchanged the tariff and tax policies relating to power sector contracts and arrest and prosecute the attackers of...

By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 24: Insisting that the world remains united in its expectations from the Taliban, the United States has listed five key conditions that the regime in...

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaNew Delhi, Sep 24: “The good news…the Taliban are listening, and they are not insensitive to what is being said by neighbours and the international community,” claims...

By Atul AnejaNew Delhi, Sep 24: Chinas State Councillor and foreign minister Wang Yis pitch to lift sanctions against the Taliban is a thinly argued case, based on sweeping conclusions....

United Nations, Sep 24 : The reach of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan is increasing since the Taliban took over the country last month, but only a fraction of the people...

Kathmandu, Sep 24 : Airlines in Nepal are going to resume scheduled mountain flights over the Himalayas following a suspension that lasted form more than four and a half months...

Kabul, Sep 24 : Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting Foreign Minister of the newly-formed Taliban government in Afghanistan, said that the country wants to have friendly relations with the international...

Colombo, Sep 24 : During a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Sri Lanka Foreign Minister G.L.Peiris informed his Indian counterpart S.Jaishankar about the...

Islamabad, Sep 24 : The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party is readying to hold a nationwide protest across Pakistan on Friday highlighting the governments negligence of the ever-growing unemployment and inflation in...

Kathmandu, Sep 24 : Nepal has resumed the on-arrival visa service to foreign tourists who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with a view to revive the pandemic-battered tourism sector....

By Sumi KhanChittagong, Sep 24 : The armed revolution against the British was not mens affair only.Veerkonnya Pritilata, Bengals first female martyr, led a successful raid and attack on white...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Sep 24 : Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Thursday granted conditional bail to Jhumon Das, a minority victim of militants, in a case lodged against him under the...

By Sumi KhanDhaka, Sep 24 : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the international community must do everything possible to make sure the Rohingyas return to their homeland as...

New Delhi, Sep 23 : Pakistan journalist Waris Raza, who had gone missing in Karachi, has returned home and said that he has been given a warning to exercise caution....

New Delhi, Sep 23 : Prominent Afghan Hazara figure, Mohammad Mohaqiq, has said that Taliban officials in central Daykundi province have forced people to leave their lands. Taliban officials are...

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 23: Why is Nepals Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who assumed charge on July 13, is still struggling to expand his cabinet? Analysts, India Narrative...

Chennai, Sep 23 : At least 25 fishing boats of Indian fishermen were damaged after Sri Lankan navy personnel allegedly attacked them on Wednesday late night at Katchatheevu. Tamil Nadu...

New Delhi, Sep 23 : Afghanis­tans new Taliban rulers are unlikely to speak at or represent their country in the current session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Dawn news...

New Delhi, Sep 23 : The Talibans pick for the new Vice Chancellor of Kabul University, Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat, had once called for the killing of journalists.His appointment as the...

Colombo, Sep 23 : The World Bank has agreed to give a $100 million loan to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19, local media reported on...

United Nations, Sep 23 : The UN has announced the release of $45 million in emergency funds to help prevent Afghanistan’s health care system from collapse. “Allowing Afghanistan’s health care...

Colombo, Sep 23 : Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, among the worst hit by Covid-19 in the South Asian country, has planned to undertake promotion activities at international travel and tourism...

New Delhi, Sep 22 : Amid the vaccine row with the UK, the British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, said on Wednesday that the Covishield vaccine is not a...

By Mrityunjoy Kumar JhaThe annual meeting of the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) this year is discussing the legitimacy of the new ruler of Afghanistan – the Taliban. But now...

By Sanjeev SharmaNew Delhi, Sep 22 : Chinese President Xi Jinping has shaken investor confidence by painting bulls-eye on industries ranging from e-commerce to ride-sharing to mortgage lending, and targeting...

New Delhi, Sep 22 : FBI Director Christopher Wray has warned that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan could inspire a new wave of extremism in the US, The Hill reported....

By Mahua VenkateshNew Delhi, Sep 22: Pakistan, which remains focused on the developments in Afghanistan, has been struggling with a high inflation rate at home. Though after touching double digit...